Surreal shopping trip comedy skit from @thejarrodbenson

The creator performs a comedic skit where he eats a gummy candy before a Costco trip, leading to a surreal and disorienting experience. He abruptly transitions from the store to a forest and the back of a car, questioning where he is, before appearing at home to attempt a "Costco haul" video while heavily impaired, ultimately passing out on the kitchen floor.

Creator: @thejarrodbenson on Instagram

Video format

Skit

Video outline

  1. State mundane intention
  2. Introduce a catalyst
  3. Show surreal consequences
  4. Attempt return to normal
  5. End in comedic failure

Hook overview

A relatable premise is stated while simultaneously introducing a mysterious object or action (the catalyst), creating immediate intrigue and setting up a future payoff.

Verbal hook

Let's go shopping at Costco.

Visual hook

A man with a dazed expression holds up a bright yellow gummy candy to the camera in a Costco parking lot.

Hook strategies

  1. curiosity-open-loops

Payoff

The Comedic Collapse: The protagonist physically succumbs to the overwhelming effects of the catalyst, providing a definitive and humorous end to the chaotic sequence.

Narrative framework

The Catalyst Cascade

Narrative framework logic

A mundane, relatable activity is initiated, but a hidden catalyst is introduced, causing a series of increasingly absurd and disorienting reality shifts that prevent the original activity from being completed, culminating in a comedic collapse.

Narrative framework breakdown

  • frameworkName: The Catalyst Cascade
  • frameworkType: Standard Narrative
  • coreLogic: A mundane, relatable activity is initiated, but a hidden catalyst is introduced, causing a series of increasingly absurd and disorienting reality shifts that prevent the original activity from being completed, culminating in a comedic collapse.
  • confidence: 95
  • pendingStatus: created

Topics: Comedy, Food

Concepts: Skit

Formats: Skit

Elements: Physical Acting

Account types: Personal Brand

Transcript excerpt

Let's go shopping at Costco. Oh, shit. Where the fuck's my car? I don't even feel anything. Where the fuck is my car? Costco haul. Costco haul. Costco. Chicken and better rank sheet.

48,510,050 views